Vinnie Hines

THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE OF VINNIE HINES

SINGER/SONGWRITER - STORYTELLER - YOGI/COACH

Vinnie Hines is an American Music Mogul that has performed more than 2,000 shows in 16 countries, using his signature style of acoustic looping and groovy delivery he affectionately calls “Rock & Soul”. He aims to ease the world’s hardships through connected live performance, heartfelt, hilarious storytelling, and a message of love.

His musical roots were formed in Central Illinois, where his parents could be heard blaring Classic Rock down country roads. Bands like Foreigner, Styx, Steve Miller Band, and Bon Jovi were constantly ringing through the house or through his dad’s karaoke speakers on the weekends. Other days, you might hear soulful classics from Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Michael McDonald, The Temptations or Ray Charles. Through his high school years, he’d discover acts like Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, Bill Withers, The Beatles, and Arctic Monkeys. In college, he blended these influences as he learned to play guitar amongst hundreds of covers, developing a sound that can only be called “Rock & Soul”.

Vinnie’s musical journey quickly took him from busking in the streets of St. Louis to the stages aboard Carnival Cruise Line, living between contracts in Memphis, New York, Chicago, and even getting a ‘Golden Ticket’ on American Idol XV. After countless tours and itineraries, he has happily planted roots in the Gulf Coast of Florida.

As Vinnie settles into his new home of St. Petersburg, FL, he looks to the future, excited to release new genre-bending songs that continue to tell his unbelievable stories. This time, with the weathered hands and voice of a weary sailor that finally understands what it means to be a man…